bikarya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vicaria.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈkaɾja/ [bɪˈxaɾ.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾja
• Syllabification: bi‧kar‧ya

Noun

bikarya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜃᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. (Christianity) assistant mother superior (in a convent of nuns)

   Synonym: bise-superyora

Related terms

• bikariya
• bikaryo
• bikaryato

Anagrams

• kabriya